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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Amelia recommend be invited to stay at Baskerville House?

2. To what does Amelia credit Milverton's recovery?

3. In how many hours does Emerson say he will be able to announce the name of the murderer?

4. Who does Emerson arrange to care for Milverton?

5. What does Emerson declare about the person he pulls out of the crowd in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Amelia hear as she and O'Connell are walking to the tomb, and how does she respond?

2. What does Emerson find when he knocks through the tomb wall painted with a portrait of Anubis?

3. What halts work at the excavation site in Chapter 11?

4. What does Amelia tell Mary was Madame Berengeria's cause of death? What does Amelia actually believe?

5. Describe what Emerson is wearing when the party from Baskerville House arrives to watch his performance?

6. What is Madame Berengeria's reaction to Emerson's performance?

7. What information does Ali Hussan provide the Emersons with?

8. What does Lady Baskerville serve to her guests in Chapter 16? What turns out to be significant about this service?

9. What does Ramses say to his parents in his letter?

10. What does Mary tell Amelia and Emerson when they arrive at Baskerville House in Chapter 13?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of love and romance in the novel, "The Curse of the Pharaohs." What are some examples of love and romance in the novel? Why is Mary so popular with the gentlemen? Who does Lady Baskerville become engaged to? How do these situations affect the tone?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and interpret the theme of murder in the novel, "The Curse of the Pharaohs." Describe the different examples of death and murder. What are the circumstances surrounding these examples? How do these deaths and murders propel the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and interpret the antagonist of the novel, Lady Baskerville. What are her defining characteristics? Why is she the antagonist of the novel? As the reader, did you suspect Lady Baskerville of being the murderer prior to the reveal in Chapter Sixteen? Why or why not?

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